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The first comprehensive study of Verdi's perennially popular opera Il trovatore, written by one of the world's great Verdi authorities.
No full-length study has ever been written on Il trovatore, in his day Verdi's most successful stage work. This book by one of the world's great Verdi authorities fills that gap, providing a comprehensive look at the opera,from its genesis and structure to its early performance history and critical reception.
Starting with the background of the opera, the volume traces the origins of the original play by Antonio García Gutiérrez, El trovador, and offers a new, more credible source for the drama. In addition, it examines the evolution of the libretto, the music, and the arrangement of the narrative, revealing innovative musical and dramatic features not seenby other critics. The book also includes a discussion of contemporary reviews and a section on some of the important performers in the twentieth century (for example, Toscanini and Caruso), as well as a consideration of several ofthe more unusual stagings of the work mounted during the final decades of the century.
With these and other explorations, Martin Chusid offers a thorough survey of Verdi's Il trovatore and in the process deepens and enhances our encounter with one of the mainstays of the operatic reparatory.
Martin Chusid is Professor Emeritus of Music, New York University, and founding director of the American Institute for Verdi Studies.
No full-length study has ever been written on Il trovatore, in his day Verdi's most successful stage work. This book by one of the world's great Verdi authorities fills that gap, providing a comprehensive look at the opera,from its genesis and structure to its early performance history and critical reception.
Starting with the background of the opera, the volume traces the origins of the original play by Antonio García Gutiérrez, El trovador, and offers a new, more credible source for the drama. In addition, it examines the evolution of the libretto, the music, and the arrangement of the narrative, revealing innovative musical and dramatic features not seenby other critics. The book also includes a discussion of contemporary reviews and a section on some of the important performers in the twentieth century (for example, Toscanini and Caruso), as well as a consideration of several ofthe more unusual stagings of the work mounted during the final decades of the century.
With these and other explorations, Martin Chusid offers a thorough survey of Verdi's Il trovatore and in the process deepens and enhances our encounter with one of the mainstays of the operatic reparatory.
Martin Chusid is Professor Emeritus of Music, New York University, and founding director of the American Institute for Verdi Studies.
Price: $120.00
Pages: 174
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: University of Rochester Press
Publication Date:
15 November 2012
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9781580464222
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
MUSIC / History & Criticism, History of music, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Opera, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, Music reviews and criticism, Opera
Chusid has offered us an effective analytical and conceptual introduction to one of Verdi's perennial masterpieces, and his love for Verdi's middle-period operas shines through on every page. Significant and original contributions to the canon of Verdi scholarship.
The Spanish Background and the Play El trovador
Cammarano's Role in Shaping the Libretto andVerdi's Emendations
New Wine in Old Bottles: The Drama and the Music
The Scene of the "Miserere"
The Reception and Diffusion of Il trovatore
Cammarano's Role in Shaping the Libretto andVerdi's Emendations
New Wine in Old Bottles: The Drama and the Music
The Scene of the "Miserere"
The Reception and Diffusion of Il trovatore